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<blockquote data-quote="Markrg" data-source="post: 1097955" data-attributes="member: 149667">Hi, hoping someone can help.&nbsp; I'm trying to get the Irish UPC free to air channels working through MedialPortal on my PC but I can't get any signal. I had this working on the same machine a few years ago and I've just dug the machine out to start a project of setting up a TV server for the household but I've stumbled at step 1 of getting the channels working on the PC!I'm using Windows Vista 32bit with MediaPortal 1.8 and a Technotrend DVB-C card, all the same hardware that worked fine a few years ago. Decent (if not a bit old) 1gb ASUS graphics card as well.I have the same TV cable going directly into an old TV that picks up all the FTA channels so I don't think the signal is encrypted or digital, so my guess is I'm scanning at the wrong frequencies? On my TVServer scanning options I see Ireland in the country box but only Belfast-Virgin in the provider option. An older set of instructions I had suggested setting up another region specific search criteria (.dvbc file?) within the 'tuning parameters' folder but I couldn't find that folder.Long term I'm looking to use a MediaPortal TV server fed by Saorview and freeview satellites and accessed via Raspberry Pi's around the house.Any suggestions would be appreciated. Many thanks, Mark</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Markrg, post: 1097955, member: 149667"] Hi, hoping someone can help. I'm trying to get the Irish UPC free to air channels working through MedialPortal on my PC but I can't get any signal. I had this working on the same machine a few years ago and I've just dug the machine out to start a project of setting up a TV server for the household but I've stumbled at step 1 of getting the channels working on the PC! I'm using Windows Vista 32bit with MediaPortal 1.8 and a Technotrend DVB-C card, all the same hardware that worked fine a few years ago. Decent (if not a bit old) 1gb ASUS graphics card as well. I have the same TV cable going directly into an old TV that picks up all the FTA channels so I don't think the signal is encrypted or digital, so my guess is I'm scanning at the wrong frequencies? On my TVServer scanning options I see Ireland in the country box but only Belfast-Virgin in the provider option. An older set of instructions I had suggested setting up another region specific search criteria (.dvbc file?) within the 'tuning parameters' folder but I couldn't find that folder. Long term I'm looking to use a MediaPortal TV server fed by Saorview and freeview satellites and accessed via Raspberry Pi's around the house. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Many thanks, Mark [/QUOTE]

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